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Manhattan West is a
mixed-use development
Mixed-use is a kind of urban development, urban design, urban planning and/or a zoning type that blends multiple uses, such as residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or entertainment, into one space, where those functions are to some ...
by
Brookfield Properties
Brookfield Properties is a North American subsidiary of commercial real estate company Brookfield Property Partners, which itself is a subsidiary of alternative asset management company Brookfield Asset Management. It is responsible for the pro ...
, built as part of the
Hudson Yards Redevelopment
Hudson Yards is a neighborhood on the West Side of Midtown Manhattan, bounded roughly by 30th Street in the south, 41st Street in the north, the West Side Highway in the west, and Eighth Avenue in the east.Chapter 11: Figures The area is the ...
. The project spans 8-acres and features four office towers, one boutique hotel, one residential building, of retail space
and a 2.5-acre (1 hectare) public plaza. The project was built on a platform over
Penn Station Pennsylvania Station is a name applied by the Pennsylvania Railroad to several of its grand passenger terminals.
Pennsylvania Station or Penn Station may also refer to
Current train stations
* Baltimore Penn Station
* Pennsylvania Station (Cinc ...
storage tracks along
Ninth Avenue between 32nd and 33rd Streets.
The project is bordered by
Tenth Avenue and the
Hudson Yards mega-development to the west and Ninth Avenue and the
Moynihan Train Hall
Moynihan Train Hall is an expansion of Pennsylvania Station, the main intercity and commuter rail station in New York City, into the city's former main post office building, the James A. Farley Building. Located between Eighth Avenue, Nin ...
to the east.
The taller west tower extends 995 feet (303 m), and is one of the tallest buildings in New York City.
The project was largely completed in 2021, and held its grand opening on September 28, 2021.
History and context
Location
The development is located on the west side of Manhattan, bound by Ninth Avenue in the east, Tenth Avenue in the west, 31st Street in the south, and 33rd Street in the north. It abuts
Moynihan Train Hall
Moynihan Train Hall is an expansion of Pennsylvania Station, the main intercity and commuter rail station in New York City, into the city's former main post office building, the James A. Farley Building. Located between Eighth Avenue, Nin ...
and
Hudson Yards.
Development
First conceived as a project in the 1990s, ground was broken for the site in January 2013. In May 2014, permits for complex were submitted and approved. Under the updated 2014 plan, the complex was set to be completed by 2020. By the end of 2014, a $680 million platform over the
Long Island Rail Road
The Long Island Rail Road , often abbreviated as the LIRR, is a commuter rail system in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, stretching from Manhattan to the eastern tip of Suffolk County, New York, Suffolk Co ...
tracks between Tenth and
Dyer Avenue
Dyer Avenue is a short, north-south thoroughfare in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, located between Ninth Avenue and Tenth Avenue. It is primarily used by traffic exiting the Lincoln Tunnel. Dyer Avenue runs bet ...
s, atop which the Manhattan West development would be built, was completed.
In October 2015, the
Qatar Investment Authority
The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA; ar, جهاز قطر للإستثمار) is Qatar's sovereign wealth fund. The QIA was founded by the State of Qatar in 2005 to strengthen the country's economy by diversifying into new asset classes. In 2021 ...
invested a 44% stake in the $4.5 billion mixed-use development project. The deal included the formation of a joint venture between
Brookfield Property Partners and QIA for the development of 7 million square feet (650,000 m2) of residential and office space in five buildings that Brookfield said would be worth $8.6 billion upon completion. Initial plans included a 62-story residential tower and 67-story skyscraper.
In 2017, plans for an additional, 59-story skyscraper were filed.
Manhattan West is part of the
Hudson Yards Redevelopment
Hudson Yards is a neighborhood on the West Side of Midtown Manhattan, bounded roughly by 30th Street in the south, 41st Street in the north, the West Side Highway in the west, and Eighth Avenue in the east.Chapter 11: Figures The area is the ...
, a larger plan to redevelop the Hudson Yards area, which extends from the west of
Pennsylvania Station
Pennsylvania Station (often abbreviated Penn Station) is a name applied by the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) to several of its grand passenger terminals. Several are still in active use by Amtrak and other transportation services; others have been ...
to the
Hudson River
The Hudson River is a river that flows from north to south primarily through eastern New York. It originates in the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York and flows southward through the Hudson Valley to the New York Harbor between N ...
.
During the summer of 2020, Manhattan West opened Citrovia, an outdoor garden of constructed lemon trees bearing hand-painted lemon slices—to obscure the scaffolding on the construction site. The interactive display is no longer available to visit and is currently being deconstructed upon the completion of the second tower.
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Manhattan West officially opened to the public in late September 2021.
In September 2021, a $50 million plan to build pedestrian bridges connecting the
High Line
The High Line is a elevated park, elevated linear park, greenway (landscape), greenway and rail trail created on a former New York Central Railroad spur on the West Side (Manhattan), west side of Manhattan in New York City. The High Line's ...
and Manhattan West was announced by New York Governor
Kathy Hochul
Kathleen Hochul ( ; née Courtney; born August 27, 1958) is an American politician serving as the 57th governor of New York since August 24, 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, she is New York's first female governor, as well as the firs ...
and Brookfield Properties. Groundbreaking for the approximately 1000-foot extension, called the Moynihan Connector, took place on February 24, 2022.
Site and structures
Overview
The project consists of six buildings: four office buildings, One and Two Manhattan West, the Lofts and Five Manhattan West; the Pendry Manhattan West Hotel; and the Eugene apartment building. It also includes Magnolia Court, a 2.5-acre pedestrian plaza, which is open to the public.
One Manhattan West
One Manhattan West is one of five buildings developed by Brookfield Property Partners and QIA for the Manhattan West project. Designed and engineered by
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) is an American architectural, urban planning and engineering firm. It was founded in 1936 by Louis Skidmore and Nathaniel A. Owings, Nathaniel Owings in Chicago, Illinois. In 1939, they were joined by engineer Jo ...
, the building broke ground in 2015.
The structural system of the tower is composed of a central
reinforced concrete
Reinforced concrete (RC), also called reinforced cement concrete (RCC) and ferroconcrete, is a composite material in which concrete's relatively low tensile strength and ductility are compensated for by the inclusion of reinforcement having hig ...
core and a perimeter steel
moment frame. Part of the tower overhangs the below ground train tracks leading into Penn Station. In order to avoid the tracks, the perimeter columns on the south, north, and east sides do not come down to ground level, but are transferred to the core above the building's lobby. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill also served as the lead structural engineer on the building, the 15th-tallest in New York City as of November 2022, while
Jaros, Baum & Bolles Jaros, Baum & Bolles (JB&B) is an American MEP (Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing) and consulting engineering firm founded in 1915 by Alfred L. Jaros, Jr. and Albert L. Baum. The firm is best known for high-rise projects, including One World Trad ...
was the MEP engineer and
AECOM
AECOM (, ; formerly AECOM Technology Corporation) is an American multinational infrastructure consulting firm.
AECOM has approximately 51,000 employees, and is number 157 on the 2019 Fortune 500 list.
The company's official name from 1990 t ...
Tishman Construction
Tishman Realty & Construction Co., Inc. is an American corporation founded in 1898 that owns and develops real estate. The company is known for being the contractor that built the original World Trade Center in New York City. Tishman Constructi ...
was the primary contractor.
The 67-story, 2.1 million square-foot structure topped out in August 2018 and was completed in 2019.
Two Manhattan West
Two Manhattan West, also designed and engineered by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, is scheduled for completion in 2023. Permits filed in November 2017 showed the building to include just under 1.75 million square feet (163,000 m2) of office space on 59-stories with plans to reach 935 feet (285 m) in height.
Construction began at the end of 2019. In 2022, the building topped out at 58 stories with 2 million square feet.
Law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore announced in October 2019 that it would occupy thirteen floors at Two Manhattan West, solidifying its place as the anchor tenant. In August 2022, global accounting firm
KPMG
KPMG International Limited (or simply KPMG) is a multinational professional services network, and one of the Big Four accounting organizations.
Headquartered in Amstelveen, Netherlands, although incorporated in London, England, KPMG is a net ...
announced that it intended to move its U.S. headquarters to the building in 2025.
Totaling 456,000 square feet, the space KPMG will occupy represents a 40% decline in space currently leased by the firm in
Midtown.
In September 2022, hedge fund firm D.E. Shaw agreed to occupy eight floors in the building beginning in 2024.
The Eugene
The Eugene, also referred to as Three Manhattan West, located at 435 West 31st Street, is a 62-story residential building that broke ground in December 2014 and was completed in 2017. It is 730 feet (220 m) high and has a total of 834 apartments, divided between 675 market-rate units and 169 affordable units.
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Pendry Manhattan West
The Pendry is a 21-story hotel operated by Pendry Hotels with 164 guest rooms including 30 suites, a restaurant, a lounge, an open-air terrace bar, and meeting and event space. The building, also designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill, began construction in December 2018 and opened on September 17, 2021. It is the Pendry brand's first New York City location.
Five Manhattan West
Formerly known as Westyard Distribution Center, the building at 450 West 33rd Street was designed by Davis Brody Bond
Davis Brody Bond is an American architectural firm headquartered in New York City, New York, with additional offices in Washington, DC and São Paulo, Brazil. The firm is named for Lewis Davis, Samuel Brody, and J. Max Bond Jr. and is le ...
and originally opened in 1969. The , 16-story building originally had a beige precast concrete
Precast concrete is a construction product produced by casting concrete in a reusable molding (process), mold or "form" which is then cured in a controlled environment, transported to the construction site and maneuvered into place; examples i ...
facade with a sloped base, and although the facade was cleaned in 2003, it was seen as out of place with the architecture of the surrounding neighborhood. As of 2014, it contained the headquarters of the Associated Press
The Associated Press (AP) is an American non-profit news agency headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association. It produces news reports that are distributed to its members, U.S. newspa ...
. In 2014, the brutalist
Brutalist architecture is an architectural style that emerged during the 1950s in the United Kingdom, among the reconstruction projects of the post-war era. Brutalist buildings are characterised by Minimalism (art), minimalist constructions th ...
concrete exterior was replaced with a glass facade by Rex Architects. Its interior and mechanical systems were also renovated. When renovation of the building was completed, it was renamed Five Manhattan West.
The Lofts
As part of the project, a building constructed in 1913 on 33rd Street was redesigned as a flexible workspace and office space.
Tenants
By October 2019, when One Manhattan West opened, the tower had reached 90% occupancy. Current tenants include the law firm Skadden Arps, Slate, Meagher, & Flom, LLP, Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young Global Limited, trade name EY, is a multinational professional services partnership headquartered in London, England. EY is one of the largest professional services networks in the world. Along with Deloitte, KPMG and Pricewaterh ...
, McKool Smith
McKool Smith is a U.S. trial firm with more than 130 trial lawyers across seven offices in Austin, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Marshall, New York City, and Washington, DC. The firm represents clients in disputes involving complex commercial li ...
, Accenture
Accenture plc is an Irish-American professional services company based in Dublin, specializing in information technology (IT) services and consulting. A ''Fortune'' Global 500 company, it reported revenues of $61.6 billion in 2022. Accentur ...
, W. P. Carey, and Pharo Management. Additionally, the National Hockey League
The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...
has its headquarters and flagship retail store in the building.
In October 2019, the law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP (known as Cravath) is an American white-shoe law firm with its headquarters in New York City, and an additional office in London. The firm is known for its complex and high profile litigation and mergers & acquisitions ...
signed for space in Two Manhattan West, intending to move its headquarters to the building and occupy 13 floors. The firm will likely move to the building in 2024.
Manhattan West also rents space to a variety of entertainment, dining, and shopping venues. These include Casa Dani, Ci Siamo, Zou Zou's, a Daily Provisions location, a Whole Foods
Whole Foods Market IP, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon, is an upscale American multinational supermarket chain headquartered in Austin, Texas, which sells products free from hydrogenated fats and artificial colors, flavors, and preservatives. A USDA ...
location, and a Peloton
In a road bicycle race, the peloton (from French, originally meaning 'platoon') is the main group or pack of riders. Riders in a group save energy by riding close ( drafting or slipstreaming) to (particularly behind) other riders. The reductio ...
store and studio.
Architectural reception
Justin Davidson, in an article about the development's opening for ''New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
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'', compared Manhattan West favorably to Hudson Yards, writing that the Brookfield development " ..feels like a corner of New York conceived with actual human beings in mind" while Hudson Yards has " ..has aged from a shiny new space station to a disconsolate one".
See also
* List of tallest buildings in New York City
New York City, the most populous city in the United States, is home to over 7,000 completed high-rise buildings of at least , of which at least 95 are taller than . The tallest building in New York is One World Trade Center, which rises ...
References
External links
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Skyscraper Page
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Proposed buildings and structures in New York City
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